Can Media Literacy Intervention Improve Fake News Credibility Assessment? A Meta-Analysis.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw
; 27(4): 240-252, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-38484319
ABSTRACT
Fake news impacts individuals' behavior and decision-making while also disrupting political processes, perceptions of medical advice, and societal trends. Improving individuals' ability to accurately assess fake news can reduce its harmful effects. However, previous research on media literacy interventions designed for improving fake news credibility assessments has yielded inconsistent results. We systematically collected 33 independent studies and performed a meta-analysis to examine the effects of media literacy interventions on assessing fake news credibility (n = 36,256). The results showed that media literacy interventions significantly improved fake news credibility assessments (Hedges' g = 0.53, 95% confidence interval [0.29-0.78], p < 0.001). Gaming interventions were the most effective intervention form. Conversely, the intervention channel, outcome measurement, and subject characteristics (age, gender, and country development level) did not influence the intervention effects.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Deception
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Mass Media
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
United States